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==Overview==
==Overview==
The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'. Different words have been used interchangeably in historical texts, such as [[epilepsy]], epileptic seizure, attack, or [[convulsion]]. [[Epilepsy]] has been mentioned in many documents and texts throughout history including ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Indian (Ayurveda), Persian (Avicenna), and Chinese. Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.). Until the 18th century, [[epilepsy]] was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the brain. The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. Tissot. In the 19th century, the understanding of [[epilepsy]] increased. [[Electroencephalography |Electroencephalography (EEG)]] started to gain attention in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened ([[brain]] [[computed tomography |CT]], [[brain]] [[magnetic resonance imaging |MRI]], and [[PET scan]].  
The term 'seizure' is derived from a [[Greek]] word that means 'to take hold'. [[Epilepsy]] was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.). Until the 18th century, [[epilepsy]] was considered an [[idiopathic disease]] originating in the [[brain]]. The foundation of the modern knowledge of [[epilepsy]] was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. In the 20th century, rapid development in medical [[imaging]] occurred with development in [[brain]] [[computed tomography |CT]], [[brain]] [[magnetic resonance imaging |MRI]], and [[PET scan]].


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
* The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'.
* The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'.
* Different words have been used interchangeably in historical texts, such as [[epilepsy]], epileptic seizure, attack, or [[convulsion]].<ref name="pmid32140641">{{cite journal| author=Patel P, Moshé SL| title=The evolution of the concepts of seizures and epilepsy: What's in a name? | journal=Epilepsia Open | year= 2020 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 22-35 | pmid=32140641 | doi=10.1002/epi4.12375 | pmc=7049807 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32140641  }} </ref>
* Different words have been used interchangeably in historical texts, such as [[epilepsy]], [[epileptic]] seizure, attack, or [[convulsion]].<ref name="pmid32140641">{{cite journal| author=Patel P, Moshé SL| title=The evolution of the concepts of seizures and epilepsy: What's in a name? | journal=Epilepsia Open | year= 2020 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 22-35 | pmid=32140641 | doi=10.1002/epi4.12375 | pmc=7049807 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32140641  }} </ref>
* [[Epilepsy]] has been mentioned in many documents and texts throughout history including:<ref name="pmid2187129">{{cite journal| author=Wilson JV, Reynolds EH| title=Texts and documents. Translation and analysis of a cuneiform text forming part of a Babylonian treatise on epilepsy. | journal=Med Hist | year= 1990 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-98 | pmid=2187129 | doi=10.1017/s0025727300050651 | pmc=1036070 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2187129  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14007361">{{cite journal| author=WILSON JA| title=Medicine in ancient Egypt. | journal=Bull Hist Med | year= 1962 | volume= 36 | issue=  | pages= 114-23 | pmid=14007361 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14007361  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11566482">{{cite journal| author=Gorji A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M| title=History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine. | journal=Neurosci Biobehav Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 25 | issue= 5 | pages= 455-61 | pmid=11566482 | doi=10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00025-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11566482  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2044493">{{cite journal| author=Lai CW, Lai YH| title=History of epilepsy in Chinese traditional medicine. | journal=Epilepsia | year= 1991 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 299-302 | pmid=2044493 | doi=10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb04655.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2044493  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
* [[Epilepsy]] has been mentioned in many documents and texts throughout history including:<ref name="pmid2187129">{{cite journal| author=Wilson JV, Reynolds EH| title=Texts and documents. Translation and analysis of a cuneiform text forming part of a Babylonian treatise on epilepsy. | journal=Med Hist | year= 1990 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-98 | pmid=2187129 | doi=10.1017/s0025727300050651 | pmc=1036070 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2187129  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14007361">{{cite journal| author=WILSON JA| title=Medicine in ancient Egypt. | journal=Bull Hist Med | year= 1962 | volume= 36 | issue=  | pages= 114-23 | pmid=14007361 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14007361  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11566482">{{cite journal| author=Gorji A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M| title=History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine. | journal=Neurosci Biobehav Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 25 | issue= 5 | pages= 455-61 | pmid=11566482 | doi=10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00025-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11566482  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2044493">{{cite journal| author=Lai CW, Lai YH| title=History of epilepsy in Chinese traditional medicine. | journal=Epilepsia | year= 1991 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 299-302 | pmid=2044493 | doi=10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb04655.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2044493  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
** Babylonians (2000 years B.C)
** Babylonians (2000 years B.C)
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** Chinese  
** Chinese  
* Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.).<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
* Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.).<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
* Until the 18th century, [[epilepsy]] was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the brain.
* Until the 18th century, [[epilepsy]] was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the [[brain]].
** The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. Tissot.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>  
** The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. Tissot.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>  
* In the 19th century, with the emphasis on classification, etiology, pathophysiology, and localization the understanding of [[epilepsy]] increased.  
* In the 19th century, with the emphasis on [[classification]], [[etiology]], [[pathophysiology]], and localization the understanding of [[epilepsy]] increased.  
** [[Electroencephalography |Electroencephalography (EEG)]] started to gain attention in the late 19th century.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
** [[Electroencephalography |Electroencephalography (EEG)]] started to gain attention in the late 19th century.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
* In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>  
* In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>  
** [[Brain]] [[computed tomography |computed tomography (CT)]] in the 1970’s<ref name="pmid8956560">{{cite journal| author=Friedland GW, Thurber BD| title=The birth of CT. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 1996 | volume= 167 | issue= 6 | pages= 1365-70 | pmid=8956560 | doi=10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956560 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8956560  }} </ref>
** [[Brain]] [[computed tomography |computed tomography (CT)]] in the 1970’s<ref name="pmid8956560">{{cite journal| author=Friedland GW, Thurber BD| title=The birth of CT. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 1996 | volume= 167 | issue= 6 | pages= 1365-70 | pmid=8956560 | doi=10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956560 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8956560  }} </ref>
** [[Brain]] [[magnetic resonance imaging |magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] in the 1980’s
** [[Brain]] [[magnetic resonance imaging |magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] in the 1980’s
** [[PET scan (positron emission tomography)]]
** [[PET]] [[scan]] ([[positron emission tomography]])


'''For more information about the historical perspective of epilepsy, [[Epilepsy_historical_perspective|click here]].'''  
'''For more information about the historical perspective of epilepsy, [[Epilepsy_historical_perspective|click here]].'''


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Overview

The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'. Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.). Until the 18th century, epilepsy was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the brain. The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. In the 20th century, rapid development in medical imaging occurred with development in brain CT, brain MRI, and PET scan.

Historical Perspective

For more information about the historical perspective of epilepsy, click here.

References

  1. Patel P, Moshé SL (2020). "The evolution of the concepts of seizures and epilepsy: What's in a name?". Epilepsia Open. 5 (1): 22–35. doi:10.1002/epi4.12375. PMC 7049807 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32140641 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. Wilson JV, Reynolds EH (1990). "Texts and documents. Translation and analysis of a cuneiform text forming part of a Babylonian treatise on epilepsy". Med Hist. 34 (2): 185–98. doi:10.1017/s0025727300050651. PMC 1036070. PMID 2187129.
  3. WILSON JA (1962). "Medicine in ancient Egypt". Bull Hist Med. 36: 114–23. PMID 14007361.
  4. Gorji A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M (2001). "History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine". Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 25 (5): 455–61. doi:10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00025-2. PMID 11566482.
  5. Lai CW, Lai YH (1991). "History of epilepsy in Chinese traditional medicine". Epilepsia. 32 (3): 299–302. doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb04655.x. PMID 2044493.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C (2017). "Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century". Brain Dev. 39 (6): 457–463. doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002. PMID 28249737.
  7. Friedland GW, Thurber BD (1996). "The birth of CT". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (6): 1365–70. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956560. PMID 8956560.